I know it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I am involved in the "kink" community in Las Vegas, so I thought I'd do something a little different for my first poker table. I had an old cage that we used to use for photo shoots, and other fun. I decided to repurpose it by making it the "legs" of the table. This way, some of the kinkier of our friends could be under the table while a game is going on. Of course, this lends itself to so many other things, but this is a family site, so I won't get into those. haha
To allow the cage door to swing open smoothly, I simply used the "discarded" piece of plywood in the instructions and cut it appropriately to act as an additional riser. I used six wood screws to attach it to the bottom of the table, then four additional screws that attached the cage itself underneath.
I also used clear rope lights to illuminate around the playing surface, then down under the table where red rope lights are attached to the end of the clear ones, and used zip ties to attach the red rope inside the top of the cage to create a soft red glow within the cage itself.